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Old 09-28-2013, 01:38 PM
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Tiger had an outstanding year and no one deserves this title more than he does.
Unfortunately, he again failed to win a major, but he is only behind Sam Snead in total wins with 79, six ahead of Jack Nicklaus. Sam's last win came when he was 52 years old and Jack's when he was 46.
Tiger will certainly win many more events. I don't know if he'll ever surpass Jack's total os 18 majors however leaving a question about who is the greatest golfer of all time.
Tiger's accomplishments up until now have been nothing short of astonishing. 82 wins, 14 majors (17 if you count US Amateurs) and the only player in history to have held all four major trophies at the same time. Lowest scoring one year scoring average in history, (67.79 in 2000), lowest career scoring average of all time, most career earnings, (adjusted for inflation) all time record for consecutive cuts made. There are many more but I'm not going to list them all here.
Is he the greatest golfer of all time? Maybe, time will tell. I think that there will always be an argument unless he passes jack's 18 majors.
One thing that I do know, is that I am very lucky to have lived at a time when Jack played and then still be around to watch Tiger play.
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